Born in Trinidad and Tobago, emigrated to London in the 1960s initially to to study dentistry in Leeds which he ceased after a year, choosing to perform across Europe instead. For some years in th...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Dance, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands
Organ builder. Born north-west London. His first London workshop was in Foundling Terrace, Gray's Inn Road. Then when he got the commission to build the large organ for the Great Exhibition he move...
Singer and songwriter. Born Amy Jade Winehouse in Southgate, she began writing music in her teens, and became a singer with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2000. Her debut album 'Frank', was r...
Actor and musician. He was in the original line-up of Small Faces but left after a clash of personalities with the other group members. He went on to an acting career, appearing on stage in the mus...
Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.
Violinist and composer of light music. Born Yorkshire into a musical family, his name is pronounced to rhyme with maiden.  Brought up on the Isle of Man. WW1 and the new radio broadcasting meant t...
Conductor and composer.  The first British-born career conductor. Born in London.  He founded the promenade concerts in 1895 at the Queen's Hall.  When this was destroyed in the Blitz the concerts ...
Hymn writer (e.g. wrote the words for the carol "Ding dong merrily on high"). Born: Birkenhead, Cheshire. Died: Highgate. Buried: Little Walsingham, Norfolk, where he had been a vicar. He retir...
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